Friday 10-17-08
Departed 08:10 for Osprey Marina located about 20 miles south, and was a suggested spot for waiting out the frontal passage that is on the way. We were still in the vicinity of Myrtle Beach for the first hour or so, and the area’s popularity as a golfing center was clear as we passed numerous courses. One course is apparently split by the ICW – there is a cable car system that carries golfers over the waterway from one hole to another. Polly got some good pics of that and other evidence of golf courses. The shores are also lined with many, many homes of various styles and levels of elegance. There are also a lot of indicators of waterfront development that is planned and in progress. There are several new highway bridges under construction indicating a lot of expansion must be going on.
The waterway, its self, in this area is straight and rather unremarkable. We did see a small alligator swimming along but when we got close enough for a picture, he went beneath a tree top that had fallen in the water. We were looking forward to a shorter day and an opportunity to kick back for a day or so – that is the good part of waiting out bad WX on the water.
Departed 08:10 for Osprey Marina located about 20 miles south, and was a suggested spot for waiting out the frontal passage that is on the way. We were still in the vicinity of Myrtle Beach for the first hour or so, and the area’s popularity as a golfing center was clear as we passed numerous courses. One course is apparently split by the ICW – there is a cable car system that carries golfers over the waterway from one hole to another. Polly got some good pics of that and other evidence of golf courses. The shores are also lined with many, many homes of various styles and levels of elegance. There are also a lot of indicators of waterfront development that is planned and in progress. There are several new highway bridges under construction indicating a lot of expansion must be going on.
The waterway, its self, in this area is straight and rather unremarkable. We did see a small alligator swimming along but when we got close enough for a picture, he went beneath a tree top that had fallen in the water. We were looking forward to a shorter day and an opportunity to kick back for a day or so – that is the good part of waiting out bad WX on the water.
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